Jeu de paume was a precursor to modern tennis that originated in France in the 12th century. It was played indoors without racquets but they were later introduced. Lawn tennis developed from jeu de paume and other sports, with two key innovations - in 1859 Major Harry Gem mixed different sports rules and equipment, and in 1873 Major Walter Clopton Wingfield designed and patented a similar game called Sphairistikè. Tennis basically consists of hitting the ball over the net to the opponent's side in singles or doubles play, following a scoring system of 15, 30, 40, and sets of 6 games.
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1. JEU DE PAUME
It means “palm game” in French. It originated
in the 12th
century in France. It's the precursor
of tennis, and it was played indoors. This sport
was played without racquets, but they were
eventually introduced.
At first, jeu de paume was only played by
monks.
2. LAWN TENNIS
The modern sport is tied to two separate inventions.
· Between 1859 and
1865, in Birmingham,
Major Harry Gem and
his friend Augurio
Perera mixed rules
and equipment of
different sports.
· In 1873, Major Walter
Clopton Wingfield
designed and patented a
similar game—which he
called Sphairistikè.
3. ABOUT THE SPORT
It’s one of the most
popular sports and it
basically consists in hitting
the ball over the net to
the appropriate box.
Doubles
Singles
1 game –> 15, 30, 40
6 games --> set
8. TITLES WON BY IMPORTANT
FEMALE TENNIS PLAYERS
STEFFI GRAF
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA
CHRIS EVERT
MARGARET SMITH
SERENA WILLIAMS
VENUS WILLIAMS
MARIA SHARAPOVA
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50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Individual
Doubles
Total
